Softing smartLink SW-HT HART multiplexer software

The smartLink SW-HT HART multiplexer software from Softing Industrial, designed for accessing configuration and diagnostic data, now supports ET200 remote I/Os from Siemens and the FDT DTM interface.

The Docker container-based software application is designed to allow easy and fast access to HART devices connected to remote I/Os that can be reached via Ethernet. No additional hardware is required for this. It has so far enabled the use of remote I/Os from Allen-Bradley, Schneider Electric and R. Stahl. The current version 1.30 now also supports ET200 remote I/Os from Siemens and the FDT DTM interface.

Configuration and diagnostic data are accessed via Emerson’s AMS Device Manager or other HART IP-enabled plant asset management applications. The product provides an Ethernet connection for tunnelling the HART commands to the remote I/Os.

On the field side, the software is designed to be low risk and easy to integrate. This is even possible during operation and does not require a plant shutdown. The application makes it easy for users to implement open, standards-based and scalable system architectures and to integrate connectivity into edge solutions managed by IT.